Merck & Co Unusual Options Activity
Merck & Co Unusual Options Activity
Investors with a lot of money to spend have taken a bearish stance on Merck & Co (NYSE:MRK).
有大量資金的投資者採取了看淡默克與有限公司（NYSE：MRK）的立場。
And retail traders should know.
零售交易者應該知道。
We noticed this today when the trades showed up on publicly available options history that we track here at Benzinga.
我們在這裏追蹤的公開期權歷史記錄上看到交易時發現了這一點。
Whether these are institutions or just wealthy individuals, we don't know. But when something this big happens with MRK, it often means somebody knows something is about to happen.
不管這些人是機構還是富人，我們無從得知。但是，當這樣的大事發生在MRK身上時，通常意味着有人知道即將發生的事情。
So how do we know what these investors just did?
那麼我們如何知道這些投資者剛剛做了什麼呢？
Today, Benzinga's options scanner spotted 8 uncommon options trades for Merck & Co.
今天，Benzinga的期權掃描器發現了默沙東的8筆不尋常的期權交易。
This isn't normal.
這不正常。
The overall sentiment of these big-money traders is split between 0% bullish and 100%, bearish.
這些大資金交易者的總體情緒在0%看漲和100%看淡之間分裂。
Out of all of the special options we uncovered, 4 are puts, for a total amount of $223,103, and 4 are calls, for a total amount of $197,991.
在我們發現的所有特殊期權中，有4個看跌期權，總金額爲223,103美元，有4個看漲期權，總金額爲197,991美元。
Projected Price Targets
預計價格目標
Taking into account the Volume and Open Interest on these contracts, it appears that whales have been targeting a price range from $85.0 to $130.0 for Merck & Co over the last 3 months.
考慮到這些合約的成交量和未平倉合約量，過去3個月裏，看來大戶一直將目標價區間定在默沙東在85.0美元到130.0美元之間。
Analyzing Volume & Open Interest
分析成交量和未平倉合約
Looking at the volume and open interest is a powerful move while trading options. This data can help you track the liquidity and interest for Merck & Co's options for a given strike price. Below, we can observe the evolution of the volume and open interest of calls and puts, respectively, for all of Merck & Co's whale trades within a strike price range from $85.0 to $130.0 in the last 30 days.
在交易期權時，關注成交量和未平倉合約量是一個非常有價值的策略。這些數據可以幫助您追蹤默沙東的期權在特定行權價上的流動性和市場興趣。以下爲過去30天默沙東看淡和看漲期權的成交量和未平倉合約量的變化情況，行權價區間爲85.0美元到130.0美元。
Merck & Co 30-Day Option Volume & Interest Snapshot
默沙東30天期權成交量及持倉量快照
Significant Options Trades Detected:
檢測到重大期權交易：
| Symbol | PUT/CALL | Trade Type | Sentiment | Exp. Date | Ask | Bid | Price | Strike Price | Total Trade Price | Open Interest | Volume |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MRK | PUT | SWEEP | BEARISH | 09/20/24 | $0.84 | $0.82 | $0.82 | $114.00 | $108.6K | 1.1K | 1.3K |
| MRK | CALL | TRADE | BEARISH | 01/17/25 | $32.2 | $32.0 | $32.0 | $85.00 | $92.8K | 136 | 29 |
| MRK | PUT | SWEEP | BEARISH | 09/20/24 | $0.96 | $0.79 | $0.96 | $114.00 | $54.0K | 1.1K | 3.0K |
| MRK | CALL | SWEEP | BEARISH | 01/17/25 | $2.72 | $2.62 | $2.61 | $125.00 | $44.3K | 6.4K | 186 |
| MRK | PUT | SWEEP | BEARISH | 09/20/24 | $0.99 | $0.95 | $0.99 | $114.00 | $32.5K | 1.1K | 4.3K |
| 標的 | 看跌/看漲 | 交易類型 | 情緒 | 到期日 | 賣盤 | 買盤 | 價格 | 執行價格 | 總交易價格 | 未平倉合約數量 | 成交量 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MRK | 看跌 | SWEEP | 看淡 | 09/20/24 | $0.84 | $0.82 | $0.82 | $114.00 | 108.6K美元 | 1.1千 | 1.3K |
| MRK | 看漲 | 交易 | 看淡 | 01/17/25 | $32.2 | $32.0 | $32.0 | $85.00 | $92.8K | 136 | 29 |
| MRK | 看跌 | SWEEP | 看淡 | 09/20/24 | 0.96美元 | 0.96美元 | $114.00 | $54.0K | 1.1千 | 3.0K | |
| MRK | 看漲 | SWEEP | 看淡 | 01/17/25 | 2.72美元 | $2.62 | 2.61美元 | $125.00 | $44.3K | 6.4千 | 186 |
| MRK | 看跌 | SWEEP | 看淡 | 09/20/24 | $0.99 | 0.95美元 | $0.99 | $114.00 | $32.5K | 1.1千 | 4.3千 |
About Merck & Co
關於默沙東
Merck makes pharmaceutical products to treat several conditions in a number of therapeutic areas, including cardiometabolic disease, cancer, and infections. Within cancer, the firm's immuno-oncology platform is growing as a major contributor to overall sales. The company also has a substantial vaccine business, with treatments to prevent pediatric diseases as well as human papillomavirus, or HPV. Additionally, Merck sells animal health-related drugs. From a geographical perspective, just under half of the company's sales are generated in the United States.
默沙東生產多種藥品，治療多種領域的疾病，包括心代謝症、癌症和感染。在癌症領域，該公司的免疫腫瘤學平台正在成爲總銷售額的主要貢獻者。該公司還具有實質性的疫苗業務，包括預防兒童疾病以及人類乳頭瘤病毒（HPV）治療。此外，默沙東出售與動物健康相關的藥品。從地理角度來看，公司銷售額的近一半來自於美國境內。
Following our analysis of the options activities associated with Merck & Co, we pivot to a closer look at the company's own performance.
在對默沙東公司相關期權交易活動進行分析後，我們轉而更加關注該公司自身的表現。
Present Market Standing of Merck & Co
默沙東的現市場地位
- Currently trading with a volume of 4,446,595, the MRK's price is down by -0.01%, now at $115.23.
- RSI readings suggest the stock is currently may be approaching overbought.
- Anticipated earnings release is in 41 days.
- 目前成交量爲4,446,595，默沙東公司的價格下跌了-0.01%，現報115.23美元。
- RSI讀數表明該股目前可能接近超買水平。
- 預計發佈盈利報告還有 41 天。
Expert Opinions on Merck & Co
專家對默沙東的意見
Over the past month, 1 industry analysts have shared their insights on this stock, proposing an average target price of $155.0.
在過去的一個月裏，有1位行業分析師分享了對這支股票的見解，並提出了155.0美元的平均目標價。
- Reflecting concerns, an analyst from Cantor Fitzgerald lowers its rating to Overweight with a new price target of $155.
- 考慮到風險，康泰納菲分析師將評級下調爲增持，並設定了155美元的新目標價。
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期權交易涉及更大的風險，但也提供了更高的利潤潛力。精明的交易者通過持續教育、戰略性交易調整、利用各種因子和關注市場動態來降低這些風險。使用 Benzinga Pro 獲取默沙東的最新期權交易實時警報。
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